Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 31, Issue 14 , Pages 108-110 , 15 July 2009

Listerial Rhomboencephalitis: Not Just for the Weakened Immune System

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2009.06.004

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 31, Issue 14 , Pages 108-110 , 15 July 2009

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